§ Mr. Tom Kingasked the Secretary of State for Industry what have been the number of applications for selective assistance under categories A and B of Section 7 of the Industry Act 1972, for each month since this section came into effect, for each of the regions that contain assisted areas.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieThe information is as follows: 219W
Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Office South-West Regional Office Category A Category B Category A Category B Up to October 1972 … … … 7 1 8 — November 1972 … … … 5 — 2 — December 1972 … … … 7 — 4 — January 1973 … … … 6 — 3 — February 1973 … … … 19 — 4 — March 1973 … … … 17 — 4 — April 1973 … … … 11 — — May1973 … … … 24 — 8 — June 1973 … … … 18 — 5 — July 1973 … … … 26 — 2 — August 1973 … … … 22 — 7 — September 1973 … … … 16 — 5 — October 1973 … … … 32 — 4 — November 1973 … … … 37 — 3 — December 1973 … … … 14 — 1 — January 1974 … … … 10 — 6 — February 1974 … … … 21 — 4 —
East Midlands Regional Office West Midlands Regional Office Category A Category B Category A Category B Up to October 1972 … … … 3 — — — November 1972 … … … 4 — — — December 1972 … … … 7 — — — January 1973 … … … 2 — — — February 1973 … … … 6 — — — March 1973 … … … 5 — — — April 1973 … … … 4 — 2 — May 1973 … … … 4 — — — June 1973 … … … 3 — — — July 1973 … … … 7 — — — August 1973 … … … 3 — — — September 1973 … … … 2 — — — October 1973 … … … 12 — — — November 1973 … … … 7 — — — December 1973 … … … 4 — — — January 1974 … … … 8 — 1 — February 1974 … … … 2 — — —